Tamil (tam)

Tamil (tam) is part of the Dravidian family and Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Tamil-Malayalam, Tamil class.

Tamil speaking People Groups across the world:

Fast Facts:

TypesStats
Total People Groups:121
Total People Group Population:73,033,860
Unengaged and Unreached:
People Groups:48
Population:2,089,635
Engaged yet Unreached:
People Groups:44
Population:34,914,450
No Longer Unreached:
People Groups:29
Population:36,029,775

Discover More about Tamil:
- Ethnologue - Tamil
- Glottolog - Tamil

People Groups who primarily speak Tamil

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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